Heralds Digest

  “ In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; Let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness. Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: Be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.” Psalm 31 : 1 - 2 KJV Deliverance in the human economy is a game of chance that can either go right or wrong. In the seeming context of right deliverance, the deliverer often boasts in his capacity or superpower to bully other people’s rights and privileges; and the beneficiaries are still subject to shame in the questionable deliverance. And in the wrong deliverance, there is no deliverance at all; and everyone is ashamed. The morality here is that there is no sweet and secured deliverance with any trust in the arms of the flesh. For example, the most reliable deliverer of the psalmist is Joab; but everyone knows that Joab finally became David’s turn in the flesh. And when the psalmist declared “ In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust” , he underscored the risk of falling into sha...

  “ And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.” Mark 13 : 13 KJV The concept of endless endurance is big and bogus. Even our great deceiver knows that the human endurance limit is finite and not endless. Therefore, the believer's faith is deliberately tested with different fabrications of hatred, until the undiscerning folks shift ground for their damnable desecration. “ And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake“ doesn’t suggest a consistent throwing of pebbles. Sometimes, enemies would readily offer believers peace treaties to bribe their conscience against the truth and the paths of righteousness. For example, when Satan offered Adam and Eve the delicious fruit of the knowledge of good and evil, it was because of his pure hatred for their consistent fellowship and promising revelations of the glory of God. Those who are tempted to treat hatred as personal attacks are easily taken by t...